Threats, following public appearances in the media.
In France, MapMF recorded 57 alerts in 2021, involving a total of 87 attacked persons or entities related to media. The situation has worsened against the backdrop of the start of the presidential campaign, despite the calming down of debates and protests over the Global Security Bill and National Policing Plan, which caused a high number of incidents in 2020 (see previous reports ). With 27 alerts, harassment and psychological abuse towards journalists and media workers were the most frequent violations in 2021. Fourteen physical assaults (24.6% were recorded on Mapping Media Freedom, seven of which resulted in injuries. One of the most violent and shocking physical attacks happened in February 2021 Christian Lantenois , photographer for the regional daily L’Union, was severely injured by a group of individuals who used his camera as a weapon as he was taking photos. The main suspect, a 21-year-old man, is being prosecuted for "attempted murder" and "failure to assis...